Public Meetings for Retail Strategic Plan Update

The City is currently preparing a Retail Strategic Plan to determine best practice policies and programs that will support and enhance the retail environment in Cambridge. The consultant team Larisa Ortiz Associates (LOA) and the Community Development Department’s Economic Development Division are leading the planning efforts and will identify short and long-term goals to propose for the City’s retail retention and recruitment strategy.

LOA has conducted extensive community outreach and will be presenting retail data and strategy updates at 3 public meetings on May 17th. The content of each meeting will be the same, although different times will be provided to ensure maximum participation. The public is encouraged to attend any one of the following meetings:

Carl Barron Business Forum
The Barron Forum brings together the Cambridge business community and is sponsored by the Cambridge Business Coalition (Cambridge Chamber, KSA, CSBA, ECBA, ISBA, HSBA and CLF) in partnership with the City Manager's Office. 
Please register here.
Location: Cambridge College 1000 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138
Time: 8:00 A.M.–10:00 A.M.

Economic Development and University Relations Committee 
A public hearing will be hosted by the Economic Development and University Relations Committee. More details available here. 
Location: City Hall Sullivan Chamber, 795 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139
Time: 3:30 P. M.–5:30 P. M

Retail Strategic Plan Presentation
A public presentation will be hosted by Community Development Department’s Economic Development Division.
Location: City Hall, Ackerman Room, 795 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139
Time: 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. 
 
For additional updates on the Retail Strategy, please visit: http://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/Projects/EconDev/retailstrategicplan